A family of five, which included three young children, was killed in a house fire that ignited late Saturday evening in Flynn on County Road 449 in Leon County. The Leon County Sheriff’s Office is working with the Texas State Fire Marshal in order to determine a cause.

The following persons were arrested or booked into the Madison County jail. All persons are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

The following information was released to the public by the Madison County Sheriff’s Department via their Facebook page on Feb. 14 Traffic stops: 15 Motorist assist: 4 Alarms: Livestock calls: 6 Crashes: 3 The following calls listed are only calls the Sheriff’s Office believes are of interest to the public.

Mail-in ballot applications for the March 1 primary are being rejected by almost 40% — largely because of a missing ID number, which is now required after a new voting bill passed the Legislature last year.

In the interest of space, the debate and questioning coverage of Madison County District Attorney Brian Risinger and Challenger Courtney Cain will be published in next week’s edition of the Madisonville Meteor, as well as further relevant content from the judge race and the rest of the forum

An amendment to the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) introduced by Senators Ted Cruz, R-Tx. and Raphael Warnock, D-Ga. has paved the way for the construction of Interstate 14 from Texas to Georgia. The IIJA legislation signed by President Joe Biden Nov. 15, 2021, provides no project funding but gives the green light to state departments of transportation to commence route studies. Approximately 115 miles in the Central Texas corridor will run through the Brazos Valley but given the magnitude of the project, determining the possible route will take years.